Sad-iron



2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

(No Model.)

F. LONG.

SAD IRON.

No. 430,663. Patented June 24, 1890.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2. F. LONG.

SAD IRON.

Patented June 24, 1890.

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED. LONG, OF ROCI-IESTER, NE\V YORK.

sAn-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters-. Patent No. 430,663, dated June 24, 1890. Application filed I 'ebruary 20, 188i). Serial No. 300,547. (No model.)

To call whom it may con/earn:

Be it known that I, FRED. LONG, of. Rochester, county of Monroe, and State of New York, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-Irons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the acoompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and to the let; ters of reference marked thereon.

My present invention .relates to that class of sad-irons in Which the heat is derived from fuel contained Within them; and it has for its object to improve their construction, Whereby not only is the fuel more readily accessible, but the heat of the iron is capable of being regulated so as to adapt it to a variety of uses, as I have found by practical experiment the degree of heat can be very rapidly changed, rendering the iron either just Warm or heating it in a very few minutes to such a degree as Would preelude its use upon any except very damp goods.

The invent-ion consists in a certain improved construction and combination of parts, all as Will be hereinafter described, and the novel features pointed out particularly in the claims at the end of this specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side View of a sad-iron constructed in accordance With my invention; Fig. 2, a top plan view, partly in section; Fig. 3, a longitudinal sectional view; Fig. 4, a cross-sectional view taken on the line :c of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the dampers of the iron; Fig. G, a vieT of a modification.

Similar letters of reference in theseveral figures de'note similar parts.

The body A of the iron is preferabl'y constructed of cast metal, provided With a handle B on the top, and the rear end adapted to be closed by a removable plate O, bolted in position, and the end piece D of a fuel-drawer E, arranged to slide Within the body of the iron. This drawer is provided With the slots d in the sides for the purpose of permitting access of air to the contained fuel, and the end piece is provided With a knob or handle D', to Which is secured a small looking-plate D, adapted When the draWer is in position and the knob turned to co-operate With plate O and secure the draWer in position.

In the sides of the iron and slightly above the bottom are provided draft-apertures F for the entrance of cold air, the lower sides of Which are inclined, as shown, to prevent ashes Vfrom falling out, and near the upper portions of the sides are provided openings G for the exit of heated air, preferabl)T slightly smaller than openings F.

Within the iron and arranged on opposite sides thereof are damper-plates l-I H, preferably formed integral With a connecting-bar provided With a covering of Wire-gauze J for the purpose of preventing the passage of ashes through the draft-openings, and While this gauze covers the Whole of the inner faces of the dampers in the present construction, it is only essential that it cover the openings that register With the draft-openings. `As

a simple and eonvenient means of adjusting these dampers, and also of inserting them in position When the parts are put together, I provide a screw K, attached at one end to the connecting-bar I by means of collars j, so as to turn freely thereon, pass said screw through a suitable threaded aperture in plate C, and provide on its outer end a milled head K', by means of Which it may be turned and the dampers moved in or out, as desired, to close or open the draft-openings. This feature of locating the damper-operating devices on the plate C that forms the end enables me to connect the dampers and adj Listing-screw, and then to slide them in the iron and screw the plate to the latter by the screWs c c, as shown.

Instead of permitting the screw to turn freely in the piece I, it could as Well be permitted to turn in the plate O loosely and cooperate With a thread formed in the connecting-bar I, as Will be understood, or other devices be provided for operating the dampers.

The bodies of the dampers between the portions co-operat-ed With the draft-openings are IOO preferably cut away, as shown, to permit the heated air from the fuel to impinge directly on the sides of the iron.

In the top of the iron I provide suitable apertures R' R', through which access may be had to the fuel in the drawer to agitate it without withdrawing the latter, said aperture being covered by doors R R, connected by a plate L, pivoted to the iron top at k, which may be turned, as shown in dotted lines, to uncover said apertures when desired, a suitable stop k' being provided to limit the movement, as shown.

In operation, the drawer E is filled with fuel-such as burning charcoal-placed Within the iron and Secured by the plate D, and if desired to ha've a hot iron the dampers are moved to the position shown in Fig. 3, permitting free access of air and rapid combustion, heating the iron in a very few minutes. By manipulating the dampers the combnstion of the fuel and heat of the iron can be regulated as desired, and by closing the draftopenings entirely the fuel may be permitted to smoulder, sufficient air, if charcoal be used, entering through the small interstices around the dampers to just keep the fire alive without heating the iron to any great extent. When the dampers are opened, however, sufficient air will be admitted to support active combustion, and, as I have practically demonstrated, the iron will be highly heated in afew minutes. These accurate and rapid adjustments of temperature render this iron particularly well adapted for use in establishmen ts where a great variety of pressing is to be done, and the facility with which the fuelreceptacle can be applied and withdrawn also recommends it.

Instead of placing the Wire-gauze on, the damper, it could as well be placed on the inside of the apertures in the iron, as shown in Fig. 6; but I prefer the arrangement shown in the other figures.

I claim as my invent-ion- 1. The combination,with a sad-iron adapted to contain fuel, having draft-openings in both sides, of ltwo dampers, one arranged on each side of the iron, and each adapted to co-operate with its draft-openings, and the bar connecting said dampers for causing their simultaneous operation, substantially as described.

sides, of two dampers for closing said openings, a connecting-bar, and a screw connecting said rod and the iron and extending to the exterior of the latter, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a sad-iron having draft-openings i n the side, of the damper for closing said openings, located inside the iron, the removable plate at the end of the iron, and the removable fuel-drawer having the plate on the end co-operating with the firstmentioned one to form the iron end, whereby upon the removal of the plate and draweraccess may be had to the damper, substantially as described.

5. The combination,with a sad-iron having draft-openings in the side, of the damper for closing said openings, located inside the iron,

'the removable end plate, and a device extending through said end plate for operating said damper from the eXterior, substantially as described.

6. The combination, with a sad-iron having the draft-openings and the fuel-drawer having the plate on the end, of a removable end plate, the two dampers arranged on opposite sides of the iron and sliding on the bottom thereof, and the bar conn ecting them, substantially as described.

7. The combination, With a hollow sad-iron having draft-openings in its sides, of an inner shell having sides fitting inside of said sadiron, and having apertures correspondingwith said draft-openings, said shell being capable of a limited movement in said iron to open and close the draft.

- FRED. LONG.

Witnesses:

FRED F. CHURcH, Z. L. DAvIs. 

